Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Comprehension - (Poetry / Literary)

Question:

Read the following poem. Answer the question that follow:

At the Museum

But in 2500 B.C. Harappa,
who cast in bronze a servant girl?
No one keeps records
of soldiers and slaves,
The sculptor knew this,
polishing the ache
off her fingers stiff
from washing the walls
and scrubbing the floors,
from stirring the meat
and the crushed asafoetida
in the bitter gourd.
But I'm grateful she smiled
at the sculptor,
as she smiles at me
in bronze,
a child who had to play women
to her lord
when the warm June rains
came to Harappa.

What were the kinds of work the servant girl had to do during her time? Choose the incorrect option.

Options:

Stirring the meat and the crushed asafoetida in the bitter gourd.

sowing grains in the soil

Washing the walls

scrubbing the floors

Correct Answer:

sowing grains in the soil

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → sowing grains in the soil

The poem explicitly mentions the servant girl’s tasks such as:

  • "Washing the walls"
  • "Scrubbing the floors"
  • "Stirring the meat and the crushed asafoetida in the bitter gourd"

There is no reference to sowing grains in the soil as part of her work.